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Statistics
Real name	Maurizio Stecca
Rated at	Featherweight
Height	5 ft 6+1/2 in
Nationality	Italian
Born	(1963-03-09) 9 March 1963 (age 62) Santarcangelo di Romagna, Italy
Stance	Orthodox
Boxing record
Total fights	53
Wins	49
Wins by KO	22
Losses	4
Draws	0
No contests	0
Medal record Men's amateur boxing Representing  Italy Olympic Games Gold 1984 Los Angeles Bantamweight World Cup Gold 1983 Rome Bantamweight

Maurizio Stecca (born March 9, 1963) is a famous retired Italian boxer. He won a gold medal at the 1984 Summer Olympics in the bantamweight category. He also became a world champion, winning the WBO featherweight title in 1991. Maurizio is the younger brother of Loris Stecca, who was also a world champion boxer.

Maurizio Stecca's Boxing Career

Maurizio Stecca had a very successful career in boxing. He competed as both an amateur and a professional.

Starting as a Professional Boxer

Stecca started his professional boxing career in 1984. He had a great record, winning 49 out of 53 fights. He only lost 4 times. In 1991, he won the WBO Featherweight Title. He successfully defended this title three times, showing he was a strong champion.

Amateur Achievements

Before turning professional, Maurizio Stecca was a very talented amateur boxer.

• He was the Italian Bantamweight Champion from 1979 to 1981.
• His biggest amateur win was the Gold Medal at the 1984 Olympics.

Winning Olympic Gold in 1984

Maurizio Stecca represented Italy at the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics. He competed in the bantamweight division. He won all his matches to earn the gold medal.

How Maurizio Won His Olympic Matches

• First Round (Round of 32): He beat Philip Sutcliffe Snr from Ireland.
• Second Round (Round of 16): He won against Star Zulu from Zambia.
• Quarterfinal: He defeated Robinson Pitalua from Colombia.
• Semifinal: He beat Pedro Nolasco from the Dominican Republic.
• Final Match: He won against Héctor López from Mexico, earning the gold medal for Italy.

More About Maurizio's Titles

Maurizio Stecca held several important boxing titles during his career.

European Featherweight Champion

He was the European Featherweight Champion twice.

• From December 18, 1992, to March 29, 1993.
• From May 28, 1993, to September 24, 1993.

WBO Featherweight World Champion

He also held the WBO Featherweight World Champion title two times.

• From January 28, 1989, to November 11, 1989.
• From January 26, 1991, to May 16, 1992.

External Links

• Professional boxing record for Maurizio Stecca from BoxRecLua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 22: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
• Maurizio Stecca at OlympediaLua error in Module:EditAtWikidata at line 29: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
• Maurizio Stecca at Olympics.com (archived: OlympicChannel.com and Olympic.org)
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